Social Justice

Leadership for Social Justice in Education Certificate Program... designed to provide educators with the knowledge to become an advocate for all students and help them become academically successful.

Audience: Teachers, administrators, and related school and community professionals

Length: Four semesters (summer, fall, spring, summer), 17 credits.

Cohort Format: You will progress through the program as a group with the same individuals. Why not invite a friend or colleague to join the group too!

Can this certificate program apply to a Master’s Degree?
Yes! The MS Educational Leadership degree program will accept all credits.

Learning Outcomes
You will:

• Identify issues and practices that impact student achievement
• Increase knowledge of various cultural groups to better understand and help partner with parents and community
• Examine how society constructs privilege and inequity and how this effects one’s own opportunities, as well as those of different peoples
• Develop instructional strategies, diversified forms of assessment, and school policies to reduce the achievement gap for students of poverty and various cultural groups
• Become an activist for educational equity

Required Classes (3 credits each):

• Introduction to Educational Leadership (701, 2 cr)
• Multicultural Education for Leaders (732)
• Politics of Education (793)
• Shared Decision Making in a Learning Community (750)
• Administration and Supervision of Special School Programs (782)
• Multicultural Materials (558)
  

How to Register for Classes and Certificate:
Save your spot in this program by contacting Jim Hoffman, Special Projects Director, Hoffmanj@uwosh.edu, 920-424-1006.
Registration for classes and the certificate ($45 application fee) will take place during our first class meeting.
Please bring your checkbook or MasterCard.Partial Payment Credit Plan is also available.

Did you say this fit into the MS Educational Leadership degree program? How?
We have carefully selected certificate program classes to be half of this master’s degree program.  You may take the remaining classes while you are working on your certificate or after it is completed.

What additional classes would be required to complete my MS degree?

• Leadership for Curriculum Development (714)
• Organization and Administration of Educational Systems (730)
• Legal Aspects of Education (735)
• Integrating Technology into Classrooms (754)
• Foundations of Educational Research (EdF 770)
• Elective 1 (3 credits)
• Seminar (794, 1 cr)